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 Air FIlter
#418847
03/16/04 09:09 PM
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Joined: Mar 2003
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Alright guys I got a question for ya. I'm going to replace my air filter in a couple hundred miles when I do my oil and I wanted to know what you guys think is the best filter out there for the tacoma? I know everyone says go with K&N but I know I've seen you guys talk about amsoil (or something like that as well)Let me know what you guys think. Thanks a lot. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
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 Re: Air FIlter
[Re: 99TRD]
#418848
03/16/04 09:18 PM
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Joined: Jan 2004
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I thinks Amsoil is the way to go. I'm thinking about going back to my stock airbox and getting the Amsoil filter and doing a deckplate mod too. Amsoil supposedly gives better filtration along with better airflow than the K&N drop-in or FIPK. Goto www.amsoil.com or even better yet www.gadgetonline.com for all the tests he's done with various setups.
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Re: Air FIlter
[Re: 99TRD]
#418849
03/17/04 12:34 AM
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Remember.
More air = more dirt.
K&N drop in filters do nothing for performance below 5000 RPM.
Can't go wrong with an OEM filter.
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Re: Air FIlter
[Re: 99TRD]
#418850
03/17/04 04:29 AM
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You must evaluate your current driving conditions. For example do you use your vehicle as a daily driver? How much of a difference do you think a few horsepower will make? If these are things you desire then I would say get the high flow airfilter. However I do agree that more air flow = more dirt. No air filter will ever filter 100% of the dirt coming in. I personally would stick with the stock airfilter. A few horsepower to me is not worth it. Remember toyota engineers designed the whole system to provide years of reliable service.
Last edited by bjz3638; 03/17/04 04:31 AM.
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Re: Air FIlter
#418851
03/17/04 05:28 AM
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Joined: Jul 2000
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I ran a K&N against the 5vz for all of two cleaning cycles before I went back to paper. The only "seat of the pants" gain was on the first trip after I dropped it in. Within a tank of gas the computer adjusted for it, and within six months it had fouled the MAF and throttle body so that I was losing performance. OEM filters all the way.
~Adam  96 T100: D44, lockers and stuff
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Re: Air FIlter
[Re: 99TRD]
#418852
03/17/04 06:06 AM
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Anonymous
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Put a Fram or some same as stock....all these people say that they got a hp gain.....? you put a motor like the 3.4 on the dyno, air intake is not the problem... I could sell most of the people here valve stems with glowie caps, and tell them a 12.25 hp increase will happen 50% happy 50% pissed......you bought a tacoma not a Ram Viper...... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Air FIlter
#418853
03/17/04 06:31 AM
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More air DOESN'T mean more dirt. That's just not true. Some aftermarket air filters will let more air through AND filter dirt better. Why don't manufacturers put them in straight of the assembly line? Costs. An aftermarket air filter can easily be 10 times more expensive than stock.
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Re: Air FIlter
#418854
03/17/04 12:00 PM
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More air DOESN'T mean more dirt. That's just not true. Some aftermarket air filters will let more air through AND filter dirt better. Why don't manufacturers put them in straight of the assembly line? Costs. An aftermarket air filter can easily be 10 times more expensive than stock. More air = more dirt was proved when I had my oil tested on a Ford Expedition I owned. I was running with a K&N and the dirt level in the oil was at 16.It should have been around 6.It was 8 with a paper element. I stick with OEM from now on.
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 Re: Air FIlter
#418855
03/17/04 12:25 PM
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Joined: Aug 2003
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Guys, I too had been considering the deck plate mod, until the bottomless pit incident. Guys I never would of drove into that on purpose, and yes I had a momentary lack of judgement, but had I had a deck plate mode done there is no doubt I would of sucked water into my engine. I personally have decided that the engineers did a damned good job designing the air intake system to protect the engine from water intake and I will leave my air box stock.
John Luttrell
2001 4x4 short cab, 3 inch lift with 33 inch mudders and Powertrax no-slip in the rear
1991 Jeep YJ, 4 inch suspension lift on 33" BFG's
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Re: Air FIlter
[Re: john_luttrell]
#418856
03/17/04 04:13 PM
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I have done the deckplate mod and I'm not worried about it. The $200 Air intake kit would be just as exposed as the deckplate mod, if not more so.
I also run the K&N air filter and I like it. I noticed a little increase in power and it has driven the same now for a few months. My guess is that if you think that you get an increase in the beginning but then you loose it, you just are getting used to it and don't notice it anymore.
Who knows, I probably don't know what I'm talking about, but I'm happy with my mods and that's what counts.
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